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June 3, 2014

Mehriban Aliyeva meets Mayor of Rome Iqnazio Marino

Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva met Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino within the framework of her visit to Italy, June 3.

 

Underscoring the high-level relations between Azerbaijan and Italy, the Mayor of Rome praised this cooperation. Ignazio Marino emphasized extensive relations between Azerbaijan and Italy in humanitarian, economic, political, energy and other fields, having expressed confidence  henceforth these relations will become wider.

 

Noting that Azerbaijan was a country with old and rich culture, Ignazio Marino highly appreciated the works done by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation towards promotion of our culture. He thanked Mehriban Aliyeva for the repair works carried out with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in the Philosophers’ Hall of Rome’s Capitoline Museum.

 

Having emphasized the significance of the meeting, Mehriban Aliyeva talked about the works done by the Foundation. Thanking once more the City Mayor for the monument erected to Nizami Ganjavi, the First Lady invited  Ignazio Marino to visit Azerbaijan.

 

Then Mehriban Aliyeva was informed of the archaeological diggings being launched in Alexandrina Street, one of the central streets of Rome. The Mayor of Rome said he wished they could implement this project in partnership with Azerbaijan. And Mehriban Aliyeva, in turn, said the Heydar Aliyev Foundation has always been interested in implementing joint projects with Italy in the the spheres of science, cultures etc.

 

Then souvenirs were exchanged. 


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